David Cromer, media darling

Oh, hi, I'm David Cromer, and I'm looking at you from page one of the Arts section of the Sunday New York Times.

I'm just teasing Cromer a bit; he deserves the exposure. I'd heard Isherwood had seen both Our Town and Picnic on a visit here last month, but didn't know what to expect in the Times as a result. It's an accurately admiring profile of Cromer, if tinged with the requisite bit of New York condescension—why hasn't he moved to NYC to take his career to "the next level"?

Isherwood alludes to the big reveal in Our Town without giving it away. I supported that stance when the show was still running, but since I'm pretty sure it's finally done (assuming Scott Morfee doesn't take that as a personal challenge to mount it in New York), I'll point those who missed out and are curious to this All That Chat thread where user "mtcond" obligingly responds to requests for a description.

See also, if you're so inclined, my campaign-influenced dual take on Picnic's and Our Town's views of small town values, and my own Cromer profile lo those many months ago before Our Town opened last spring.

Meanwhile, back in the present day, we review ten new plays staged in "the kind of small, funky spaces that seem to take root in almost every neighborhood in this theater-rich city" (™ Isherwood) in this week's issue of TOC.

Comments

[Jenny]

Kris, I just have to say that no matter what the subject, your writing style is consistently both smart and amusing. Thank you.

[Zev Valancy]

I commented on the same thing in my post on this--http://onchicagotheatre.blogspot.com/2008/11/long-overdue-update.html

Weirdest of all in this strangely condescending article is the fact that there are plenty of nationally known directors that make a home in Chicago--Anna D. Shapiro and Frank Galati are only two--and even more who haven't yet received national recognition but still get a strong response every time they work. So it's not like choosing to stay here is an uncommon decision.

What's odd is that I have always gotten the impression that Isherwood focuses more on what's going on regionally than most NY Times writers. Wouldn't he understand that there are reasons not to be based in New York?

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